Living with Clay: California Ceramics Collections

The Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery of California State University, Fullerton presents Living with Clay: California Ceramics Collections. Curated by Rody N. López, this exhibition pays homage to distinguished collectors that have amassed impressive collections of ceramic artworks from some of the most respected artists in the field, all reflecting an insatiable passion for clay. This rare exhibition features artists of local, regional, national, and international significance with a wide range of traditions that include studio pottery, the 1960s clay revolution, and today’s contemporary innovations. Living with Clay offers glimpses into the private lives of California collectors, each with a deep connection between the clay medium and their way of life, and salutes their tastes, ideas, and eccentricities. Bracketed by the gallery walls, the collectors are represented by their belongings: furniture, rugs, lamps, books—their history—and not only their ceramic art.